David Bacon
LATEST ARTICLES BY David Bacon
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Labor
Farm workers win watershed election in Washington state
October 4, 2016"Workers won this election because they know what they want. They are looking for a better future for their kids."
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News
Blood on the textbooks: Mexican teachers stand firm against state repression
August 26, 2016Mexico has been in an uproar over the use of force against teachers resisting corporate education reform.
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Labor
Jewish and African-American orgs join fight for California farmworkers
August 15, 2016The fight for farmworker overtime is down to the wire in California. Jewish and African American organizations are helping get the last votes for Bill 1066.
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News
Facing bullets and prison, Mexican teachers stand up to education reforms
August 3, 2016"Corporate interests seek to privatize public education and undermine our ability to function as educators."
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U.S.
“No touching” through the border’s iron bars
July 5, 2016Sunday is the day for families to meet through the border wall. The couple had come to see their daughter, Florita Galvez.
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Labor
The fight isn’t over for farm worker overtime
June 17, 2016"We're going to get this done for the 400,000 Californians who deserve the dignity of an eight-hour day."
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Labor
Aging in the fields: No alternative but to keep working
June 1, 2016"I had to work out of necessity. My mother couldn't support my younger siblings alone, and I'm the eldest daughter."
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Arts
Twenty years of cross-border solidarity: A history in photographs
May 17, 2016Organizing and solidarity between workers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border has a rich history.
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